NFL teams have to cut 22 players by Saturday afternoon as they set their rosters for next week’s season openers. “As a coach this was probably always the toughest time of the year,” John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.

Colt McCoy said Sunday night that he restructured his contract for the season, and coach Jim Harbaugh named the quarterback San Francisco’s backup behind Colin Kaepernick despite an inconsistent preseason.

In their search for a backup to Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers signed a fifth quarterback, former Cleveland QB and Sacramento native Seneca Wallace. “He does have experience and probably experience doing some of the things that the 49ers are doing with Kaepernick,” John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Who will back up 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick? John Madden agreed B.J. Daniels looked impressive in the 49ers pre-season victory over Kansas City. “Once you see that then you want to […]

When the Cleveland Browns shipped quarterback Colt McCoy to San Francisco in an early April trade, no one was happier than Colt McCoy. McCoy’s been a 49er for about two weeks, but he said he can already see a difference in the way the Browns and the 49ers operate.